Mediterranean Journeys: from Neapolis to Anaktoron stories from the Hyblon Kingdom to Syracuse

Syracuse was the cultural epicenter of Sicily in classical times, but its history does not end there.

Paolo Orsi was an Italian archaeologist who devoted himself mainly to exploration and archaeological research in Sicily and Calabria.

The discovery of this epitaph is credited to Paolo Orsi, who in 1894 was investigating the galleries in the Catacomb of San Giovanni.

The Baroque church of the Immacolata in Palazzolo Acreide houses a masterpiece by Francesco Laurana, identified by Stefano Bottari in 1955.

The Stories offer various ways to approach a territory, starting from a personality, a rediscovery, or an object that catches the eye.

The eastern end of the Neapolis Archaeological Park features a rocky agglomeration consisting of a series of burial chambers including the so-called Tomb of Archimedes.

The beautiful painting to be seen in Syracuse is kept in Palazzo Bellomo: it is the Annunciation by Antonello da Messina.

Between Syracuse and Palazzolo Acreide it is possible to find houses that bear witness to the fascist regime's attempt to reorganise the Sicilian territory.